Check ICE Custody Releases

Cumberland ICE Release Boundaries

No named ICE detention center in Cumberland County was verified. The research also found no authoritative proof that Cumberland County Jail has an ICE detention contract. ICE therefore belongs in a conditional search path when a known case, detainer, or release record points to immigration custody. It should not be assumed for every person who leaves the county jail.

A county iSOMS release timestamp marks the end of the Cumberland booking. If an immigration detainer led to a handoff, federal civil custody may have begun at that point. That is not a community release. Conversely, release from ICE means the end of the ICE custody episode, not a statement that every court duty, supervision term, or other agency matter ended.

Search ICE Release Status

The official Online Detainee Locator System, or ODLS, offers two search routes. One uses the person's A-number and country of birth. The other uses exact first and last name, country of birth, and optional date of birth. ICE states that the system includes current detainees and people released from ICE custody during the last 60 days. Minors are excluded.

1. Use the nine-digit A-number and country of birth when the identifier is known.
2. If the A-number has fewer digits, pad it as the live form directs.
3. Otherwise enter the exact first and last name and country of birth.
4. Compare identity and custody details before accepting a match.
5. If no result appears, consider spelling, the 60-day limit, and the ICE phone fallback.

The locator is not a permanent release archive. After 60 days, a previously released person can disappear from public results. A negative search then says little about old ICE custody. Save the access date and seek the agency record or case document for durable proof.

Use the ICE Information Line

ICE's Detention Reporting and Information Line provides basic case information when the online result is missing or unclear. The line operates Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern. Have the A-number, full legal name, country of birth, and other authorized identifying details ready. Privacy rules may limit what can be disclosed.

Ask about the office or facility that owns the record and the route for a release document. The information line is not a substitute for the immigration court file or an official agency record when legal status must be shown. It also does not establish what happened in a separate Cumberland County criminal case.

Read ICE Locator Limits

The official ICE detention resource explanation describes the current and recently released scope and the phone fallback.

The image documents the locator's limited post-release reach. A live search, the contributing agency, and a dated record still control the answer for one person.

Trace Cumberland ICE Transfers

Start with the Cumberland County release record when a local booking came first. The public card shows the exact county release date and time but not a clear reason. Ask CCSO for the releasable released-to or transfer category and any public detainer destination. Then search ODLS if the record points to ICE.

1. Confirm a populated Release Date in Cumberland iSOMS.
2. Request the county release sheet when the destination is not visible.
3. Search ODLS using the A-number route or exact-name route.
4. Call DRIL if the online result is missing, ambiguous, or outside the short window.
5. Pair the custody evidence with the relevant immigration or criminal court document.

VINE can help show a county release or transfer, but it is not the ICE locator and does not prove immigration case outcome. BOP also serves a different system. “Not in BOP Custody” provides no answer about ICE custody. The Cumberland custody search path explains how to confirm the separate local release episode before following a federal handoff.

Interpret ICE Release Records

Immigration detention is civil custody. Its terms should not be blended with TDOC parole, BOP supervised release, or a county probation order. ICE release may occur under conditions or case processes not summarized by the county jail card. The agency and immigration court records provide the legal context, while ODLS provides a narrow custody-status window.

A-number

The immigration identifier used for the most direct ODLS search route.

Detainer

A request or basis for another agency to receive or hold a person.

Transfer

A move between custodians without return to the community.

Release record

The source agency's dated record showing that its custody ended.

Names can vary in spelling and order. Use the A-number where legitimately available and avoid drawing a conclusion from a name-only mismatch. ODLS may also omit records because of its rules and scope. The line and originating office are the proper correction routes for an agency-owned error.

Note: An ICE release result does not establish the outcome of a Cumberland County charge or federal court case.

Verify ICE Community Release

A sound confirmation joins the ICE result with a second official source. When custody began after a Cumberland handoff, pair the county released-to record with the ODLS or ICE record. When an immigration court matter controls, use the court document to explain the legal step. Each source answers a limited question.

Record the exact wording and access date. Do not strengthen “released from ICE custody” into “fully discharged” or “free from all holds.” If sources conflict, identify which agency contributed each status and ask that custodian for the underlying event record. The most recent-looking result is not always the most complete one.

An old missing ODLS result deserves special care. The public window ends after 60 days for released people, so the agency's retained record and case file become the durable routes. Ask for the exact event date and custody disposition that can lawfully be released. A name search alone is weak when spelling, name order, or transliteration differs.

ICE Release Record Requests

ODLS is useful for a current check, but its short display period makes it weak as a long-term archive. For older proof, identify the ICE office or facility that owned the custody record. Ask for the specific release or transfer event, its date, and the custody disposition that can lawfully be disclosed.

Use the A-number when legitimately available. Give exact name, country of birth, approximate dates, and Cumberland or federal handoff context. Keep the request narrow. A dated custody event is more useful than asking the agency to summarize every immigration matter.

An immigration court document can explain a proceeding, but it may not state the physical release hour. A Cumberland record states county departure without resolving ICE custody. Join sources by identifier and date.

Correct ICE Search Errors

Check spelling, name order, country of birth, A-number padding, and the 60-day limit. A missing result may reflect a mismatch rather than a custody fact. If an A-number result seems wrong, call DRIL and ask which office owns the entry.

Describe the disputed field exactly. Provide an official record showing the conflict. A county clerk cannot change ICE data, and CCSO can only correct its own booking entry. Route each issue to its source.

Never infer an immigration outcome from silence in ODLS. The person may be outside the time range, excluded from the tool, recorded under another name form, or in a separate system.